Weighing scale



July 15, 1941. s. WILLIAMS 2,249,369

WEIGHING SCALE Filed Dec. 2, 1936 Q 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Lawrme a mam-am I I 1 INVENTOR I V A BY (0 v ATTORNEY.

July. 15, 1941. s. WILLIAMS 2,249,369

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WEIGHINGSCALE Fi}ed Dec. 2, 1936 s Sheets-Sheet s Law/me S I W/mms INVENTQR AITORNEY'Y Patented July 15, 1941 WEIGHING SCALE Lawrence s. Williams, Toledo, Ohio, asslgnor to Toledo Scale Company, Toledo, Ohio, a corporatioii of New Jersey Application December 2, 1936, Serial No. 113,775

I 3 Claims. This invention relates generally to weighing scales, and more particularly to scales which arepart of the scale and then to instantaneously move out of the path of such scale part.

Still another object is the provision of improved means whereby a scale switch for controlling auxiliary mechanism may be manually set to intercept a moving scale part at a preselected point.

A further object is the provision of improved means for controlling a stream of material.

These, and other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings Fig. I is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention.

Fig. II is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the manually set control switch and the automatically actuated indicator.

Fig. III is a-sectional side elevation thereof, sectioned substantially on the line III--III of Fig. II.

Fig. IV is a still further enlarged fragmentary view of the switch arm in section, showing particularly its mounting means.

Fig. V is an enlarged sectional view of the control switch, the section being along the line V-V of Fig. III.

Fig. VI is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of a portion of the scale casings and mechanisms housed therein, showing particularly the de-energizing switch; and, I

Fig. VII is a diagram of the electrical circuits.

Referring .to the drawings in detail:

The scalewhich is illustrated in Fig. I and embodying the invention is fully described and Hem and for that reason it is described herein only so far as is necessary to properly disclose this invention.

A base I, in the usual manner, supports lever mechanism (not shown) on which the usualload receiving platform 2 is mounted. For ease of transporting the scale, wheels 3 are provided. A connecting rod '4 (Fig. VI), having a suitable stirrup at its lower end, engages a nose pivot of the load supporting lever mechanism and serves to transmit the pull of a load to a tare beam lever 5 fulcrumed in the interior of a column 6. In the customary manner the connection between the upper end of the connecting rod 4 and the tare beam lever 5 is made through a stirrup suspended from a load pivot 8 which projects laterally fromthe lever 5. A power pivot 9, fixed in the lever B in spaced relation to the pivot B, engages a stirrup It suspended from the lower end of a short connecting rod II. The upper end of this rod is fixed to a yoke-like member l2, to which the lower ends of metallic ribbons it are fastened. The upper ends of these ribbons overlie and are fastened to faces of a pair of power sectors M which form component parts of load counterbalancing pendulums it. These pendulums comprise, in addition to the aforementioned power sectors l4, fulcrum sectors l5 and bodies [1. Thebodies ll have studded into depending portions stems l8 on which pendulum weights I! are adiustably positioned. The metallic ribbons 20, fastened to the arcuate faces of the fulcrum sectors l8, have their upper ends secured to. a frame 2| which is perpendicularly mounted in the hollow interior of a substantially watchcase-shaped casing 22 which surmounts the column 6. For the purpose of indicating the weight of loads the pendulums ii are connected by horizontal bars 23 to which a rack is fastened, the

teeth of this rack engage the teeth of a pinion mounted on a shaft 24 rotatably mounted in weights of containers, etc., the tare beam lever 5, which extends through openings in the column 6, is provided at both ends with forwardly proillustrated in U. 8. Patent 1,543,768 to H. 0. iecting brackets 30 to which beams 3| and '22 is propo tonal. to the weight of the load.

its heleinoefoie stated, the purpose of this invention is to automatically control auxiliary mechanism in accoi ith the weight of a load on the load receiver of the scale. The means exercising such control comprise an arm 36 E3 and. TV) which is clamped against al by nut 33 on a shaft 32 iotatably m in a bracket fill extending upwardly ZZ'Q" lowei portion of the housing 22. A

spring v is 5 located. cii'cumjacently on the 29 on of the shaft 39 and lying behecl ever end and the back of the bracket position yet permits angular adjustment.

ual adjustment may be efiectecl by means of the it, serves to hold this shaft firmly Man-- hand knob shaft 536 \v a circular clamped to the forward end of the projects through an opening 43 sheet of glass it that completely 1 face of the housing 22.

I o convenie means for attaching 0 nctic control member 45, the tip of bent over so to form a shelf 4.

' mounted on electro-magnet o therefrom by a dielectric hushif; andiirmly held.

it and into shape-f. bracket and tegr v eatsfor a mounted.

and break sped bracket .a wig through .3 till and are normally 2 other and from the U so L y dielectric spacers 8E. Cont" e to the switch blades in en l .1 at hey may engage each other when the tip o no blade St is pushed outwardly r an insulating button 60, in a downworelly cent portion of the armature 54. The blades and are preferably made of thin steel ribbons which are adapted to be readily flexed yet, pressure is applied, will remain parallel to each other in any position to which the may he set. Since for the operation of the device it is necessary that the indicator 2B, which is electrically energized through the scale, momentarily contact the electromagnetic control member it which is set forwardly, out of the path of the indicator 26, the armature 54 has a thin metallic contact member 53 rivetedthercto. This contact member 63 has a right angle extension extending into th path of movement of the indicator 29 which is provided with a pin-like projection 65. So that the engagement between the pin-like projection 65 and the extension 64 of thearmature 54 be or as shO d a on as possible the extension 54 has formed therein a semioylindrical portion 66. Current is 'supplied to the blades 58 and 55 through leads 81' and 88' respectively. The tips of the leads are firmly attached to the blades by soldering. Since the arm 35, to which the switch blades 58 and 53 are attached is rotatable, provision must be made so that the leads Bl and 88' 85 well as leads 106 and I08 (which will later be more particularly described) whose other ends are fixed, must partake of this rotation. The hub of the arm 06 and a flanged conically stamped member 65 riveted thereto forms a spool on which the leads 58 and 59 and leads I06 and 08 are wound in. such a manner so that when the arm 36 is in coincidence with the zero indication of the chart coils are substantially tightly wound and are gradually unwound as the arm is met zero to the full capacity indicium.

In this embodiment of the inver "p trol member controls a vibratory 1!! {Figures I and VII), which. in itse known in the art. This device is entirely indee pendent of the weighing mechanism and may be supported and positioned. in any suitable mam ner, provided that the discharge end of the chute ll is adapted to deliver the material flowing over it, into a receptacle supported on the load receiver of the scale.

For a purpose, which. will be more fully explained, a switch 13 is threaded through an open ing in a shoulder 12 of the column 6. This switch it comprises a body H, preferably molded from a synthetic resin having dielectric properties. In a "core, which extends longitudinally through the body, a stem 15 is located for sliding movement. The upper end of the stem has riveted thereto a metallic member 15 adapted to bridge a. gap tonne-d by contact members I! and IE fixed to bosses a bow-shaped portion 79 of the switch. bo ll. Upstanding portions of the contact i mbers TI and it are adapted to enter the com slots oi a standard cord connector 8t, whose U. circuit (see Fig. VZIl.

To determine automatically a pre-selectc amount of load, by means of the device nerei. b fore described, the first step consists in setting" cutoff switch 45 by rotating the arm 35 about i o iulcrum, to a position in which the pin id, inserted in the tip of the indicator 25, Just contacts the semicylindrlcal depression 86 in the extension of the contact member 63 when the indicator is in registry with that indicia, in the series ll the chart 28, which designates the amount desired.

It has been found that the proper position is most readily obtainedemplrically, that by trial,

Pressure on push button H (see Fig. VH causes current from a power line 82 to flow through windings of relay .3 closing contacts 04 and 85. Current now flows through contact 05 and windings of a reciprocating motor 08 of the vibratory feeder 10. This causes material, delivered to it by a. spout 81 of a supply hopper 08, to flow over it into a receptacle standing on the scale platform 2 in the well known manner. The energization of the vibratory motor B6 is maintained when the pressure on push button 8| is removed, by current flowing through a circuit comprising lead 88 connected to the power line 82, the contact 04 of an armatur of relay 03, a lead 90 and contact BI 01 an armature 02 of normally open relay 93 and lead 04 through emergcncy stop switch 95, the winding of relay BI and lead 80 which connects to the other half of power line 82..

Pressure on the push button 0| also energizes a control circuit. This control circuit includes a transformer 91, whose primary winding 00 is connected to the power line 02.

Leads as and m contacts 11 and Il.

'gizes tubes Ill and Ill and the relays return to are tapped to the secondary winding "I which energizes the filaments I02 and Ill of thermionic tubes Ill and Ill respectively. Lead Ill supplies current to a plate ill of tube I04 through the winding'of the coil 41 and a similar lead Ill supplies current to the plate Ill of tube Ill through the winding of coil 83. The tubes Ill and 5 are normally maintained inoperative except when energized by means of a circuit comprising lead Iil which is connected to the scale indicator 18. In the embodiment of the invention the function of lead I" is performed by the casing 22. When a load is placed on the platform 2 of the scale the weight moment set up thereby is transmitted by the connecting. rod 4 to the tare beam lever l and thence, through the short connecting rod II which engages the tare beam lever B, to the pendulum Il. These swing outwardly and upwardly until their weight moment balances the load on the platform. At

fastened to the armature ll of the relay 41, thus completing the circuit to the grids III and II! of the tubes Ill and Ill respectively and thus shifting the potentials of the grids towards the cathode potential, thus inducing the flow of current in the plate circuit of tubes Ill-and Ill whereupon relays 41 and It are energised pulling in their armatures ll and l2 respectively. The armature ll of relay 41 makes a contact ll, parallel to the contact ll of the indicator-ll and the contact ll oi the armature l4, before the contact ll 01' the indicator II and the armature ll breaks. The contact "closes the circuit, which is parallel with the indicator armature contact ll, and thus maintains the energization of the tubes until the contact ll of switch ll, in series with contact ll, has been opened by the return of the-tare beam lever l to its zero position. The opening of this switch ll isveflected when the tare beam lever B engages the end of the stem ll. which is slidingly mounted in the body It, by raising the metallic. member ll riveted to the stem, thus breaking the bridge between the This immediately de-enertheir starting position.

when the relay ll is energized by the functions described the armature l! is retracted opening the contact ll thus de-energiz ing relay ll, the armatures of this relay open and de-energize the reciprocating motor ll of the vibratory feeder ll, thus stopping iur'ther flow of the mathe weighing mechanism.

From the foregoing it is evident that the embodlment of the invention is well adapted to fulthis time the pin ll on the indicator ll just touches the semicylindrical portion ll which is till all the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood however, that it is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and scope oi the subioined claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a deviceof the class described, in combination, a condition responsive element movable along a predetermined path, an electric circuit controller, said electric circuit controller having a member projecting into the path 0! said element, an electric circuit adapted to be closed by engage-s ment of said element with said member, and means activated by the closing or said circuit to instantly disengage said member and said element and withdraw said member from the path of movement of said element. I

2. In a device or the class described. in combination. a condition responsiveelement movable along a predetermined path, an electric circuit, a switch controlling said electric circuit, said switch .having a memberproiectinginto the path of movement or said element, and means for instantly withdrawing saidmember from the path oi said element upon engagement oi said element disengagement at said member from said element and withdraw said member from the path of movement of said element.

LAWRENCE S. WILLIAMS. 

